[News] Sunny to Play Lead Role in ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ Musical

Sunny has been selected for the role of Kathy Selden in SM Culture and Contents’ musical production of “Singin’ in the Rain”, an adaptation of the 1952 film. Other artists in SM Entertainment who will star in the musical include Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, SHINee’s Onew, and EXO’s Baekhyun. The musical will begin on June 5th and run until August 3rd at Chungmu Hall in Seoul. SM Culture and Contents has also prepared a website for “Singin’ in the Rain” that will open in June.

Sunny made her musical debut in 2012 with “Catch Me If You Can”, in which she played Brenda Strong in the musical’s first and second run from 2012 to 2013. Praised by critics for her performance, she was also nominated for the Female Newcomer award in “The 6th Musical Awards”.

[News] SM The Ballad to Return in February

Great news for SM fans as the agency announced the return of SM The Ballad, adding yet another strong comeback in the month of February. On February 3, SM sources spoke with My Daily and said, “SM The Ballad is planning to come back in February. They are currently in the last stages of preparation.”

SM The Ballad is a project group without fixed members but has a rotation of artists who specialize in vocals and have a strong presence in the ballad genre. The SM source added, “The members of the past will not be in the group but this time, members from Super Junior, Girls’ Generation, SHINee, f(x) and EXO will participate.”

Girls’ Generation – TTS recently appeared in a video showing support for their labelmate, EXO’s, first new reality variety show on MBCevery1, which starts in November. Apart from the girls, TVXQ!, Super Junior’s Kyuhyun, SHINee’s Minho and Taemin, and f(x)’s Amber and Luna also appeared in the video.

[News] Taeyeon Chosen as New Model for Nature Republic

On August 29th, Nature Republic, a cosmetics brand which delivers beauty energy from uncontaminated nature, revealed that the company has signed a two-year contract with Girls’ Generation’s Taeyeon and EXO.

Nature Republic decided to use Taeyeon for her pure and lovely image to effectively deliver the brand’s “nature first” concept to the public. Nature Republic has expanded to twelve different countries and is expecting Taeyeon to have great synergy in bringing in positive results both within Korea and outside of Korea as she is a member of Girls’ Generation, the driving force behind Hallyu.

EXO, who debuted in April of last year, has been chosen for their healthy and polished charms. They already have a large fandom in Asia and recorded a double hit with their first album. Nature Republic is planning to use EXO’s global fame and unique charms to mainly promote the brand in China and Asia.

Nature Republic explained the reason for choosing the two models, saying, “We are using famous idol stars with clean images and various characteristics to increase the familiarity of our products both in and out of Korea, as well as to become a globally recognized brand.”

[Photo] Taeyeon's Instagram update

yesterday's secret guest^^ they're thankful wolves who came despite their busy scheduleㅎㅎ I thought they were the red devils (support group for Korea's national soccer team)^^ kkya cutiesㅎㅎ also, I wasn't able to take a photo, but thank you so much, eunhyuk oppa, who watched from start to end!! #GGTOUR #exo #backstage #wolf

[Photo] EXO-M & EXO-K visit music shows to cheer on Girls’ Generation

Following a visit by SHINee members Jong Hyun and Min Ho last week, EXO-K and EXO-M came to cheer for Girls’ Generation’s performance of ‘I Got a Boy’ at MBC ‘Show! Music Core’ and SBS ‘Inkigayo’, respectively.